Wednesday, March 9

First local 4-H Public Speaking contest held in Orleans Parish

Baton Rouge, La. – The Orleans Parish 4-H youth
program held its first local public speaking contest on Saturday February 27th.
The public speaking contest is held
locally to prepare youth to compete in the Statewide Public Speaking Contest at
Southern University’s Youth Expo in Baton Rouge. All youth contestants were judged on General
Appearance, Voice Control, Organization of Content and Overall Quality of
Speech. The Public Speaking Topic was: “My
4-H experience: What 4-H means to me”. Youth were also asked to come dressed in
Professional Attire. The Public Speaking Judging panelist included Mrs. Butler,
Ms. Miller and Mrs. Gordon. Mrs. Butler has 21 years of experience in education
and has 7 years of experience as a motivational speaker. Ms. Miller is a junior
leader and has been a 4-H member for 4 years. Mrs. Gordon is the owner of Missy
Radio station and a 4-H Youth Development Agent for Southern University’s Ag
Center. She also has 17 years of experience working in youth development. Overall, youth enjoyed the public speaking
contest and when asked, contestants all felt confident that they would be ready
to compete in the Statewide Public Speaking Competitions.